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The Calumet and Hecla Consolidated Copper Company was the most successful corporation to have mined native copper in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Through nearly a century of mining activity, the company produced in excess of 4.5 billion pounds of refined copper and issued over $200 million in shareholder dividends. Unlike many of its competitors along the Keweenaw Peninsula, Calumet and Hecla su...
Please add person who died in accidents in the Mining Industry. This is a "sub project" of the Cause Of Death Portal If you have information on miners or need help locating/adding them to this project, start a discussion here.. Please see lists of some Mining Disasters here on Wikipedia - Mining Accident A mining accident is an accident that occurs during the process of mining minerals ...
Barnes-Hecker Mine=---Inundation>The Cleveland-Cliffs owned Barnes-Hecker iron mine was started in 1917 some five miles west of Ishpeming. By 1925 it was 1,067 feet deep and as safe as they made them. Upon opening a great quantity of water was encountered and mining had to be discontinued until mining operations drained most of the water from the ore stratum. >At 11:20 on the morning of Wednesd...
The Osceola Tragedy: A Blaze Ignites Despair September 7th, 1895 , a date etched in the annals of Michigan's Copper Country, not for progress or prosperity, but for unspeakable tragedy. In the heart of this rugged landscape lay the Osceola Mine, a beacon of industry, now transformed into a crucible of sorrow. At the stroke of 11:30 that fateful morning, a spark ignited the inferno that woul...
The mine fatalities of Ontonagon County, Michigan, Part of the Lake Superior Mine District. The Lake Mines 3 districts are: -Portage Lake District -Keweenaw Point District -Ontonagon District From 1855 to 1975 it is estimated there have been 2,000 mine related deaths for Keweenaw county, at least 1,700 for Houghton, and 100 for Ontonagon. Ontonagon County is located along the south shore ...